Pages 5 came preinstalled on my new iMac. If I delete it, will I be able to download it again from the App Store? Wasn't sure if the fact that it was not downloaded in the first place meant that the App store would not consider it "purchased" and those would not have it listed for re-download.
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Delete Pages 5 and reinstall at a later date?
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Just be sure that you redeem it in the App Store app before you delete it, then it will be tied your your account and you can reinstall whenever you wish.
Go to the Purchases page in the App Store. Pages (as well as Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, iPhoto, and iMovie) should all be there.
On a brand new Mac these programs are not installed, but an invitation to download will appear here in the App Store for downloading them.
If you don't see them in the App Store at all, something is wrong -- was the Mac purchased from Apple?
On a brand new Mac these programs are not installed, but an invitation to download will appear here in the App Store for downloading them.
If you don't see them in the App Store at all, something is wrong -- was the Mac purchased from Apple?
Something seems wrong here. When I connected my newest Mac (bought this year) the first time, it asked for my account and downloaded the apps. They appear in the store as purchased. I'd delete Pages and see if you can download it again for free. If not, call AppleCare.
I'd prefer to use the older version of Pages that I had on my older iMac. I know you can keep both on the computer, but if you click a Pages document, it wants to open that document with the newer version. Just seemed simpler to delete the newer version until that time I want to update. Same for Numbers and Keynote.
Fairly new to Macs.. is there a place in system preferences where I can tell the computer which version of Pages to use all the time?
Fairly new to Macs.. is there a place in system preferences where I can tell the computer which version of Pages to use all the time?
No, both the old and new version of Pages use the same identifier so the OS can't distinguish between them. It will always try to open documents in the newer version.